gaiters
A type of legwear worn over the shoes and lower pantlegs to prevent rain, snow, or mud from getting in one's shoes. Gaiters can range in height from ankle-high to thighhigh. Gaiters sometimes have a strap that fits over the bottom of the shoe.
Not to be confused with legwear garter or garter straps, which are bands or straps that keep legwear up.
* For the legwear worn over shoes for fashion, see spats (footwear).
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